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Classroom design
Read more in Topaz 7, Interview with Marianne T. Nielsen, Denmark A refuge garden
The Refuge Garden has been designed to facilitate the natural recovery and healing process for head injury patients, and also as a healing ecology for other types of illness. It is a quiet haven for rest, repair and renewal. The concept of the design is based on a very thorough research into the natural workings and functions of the brain. Read more in Topaz 2, The Refuge Garden, by Trevor Muir, UK |
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A very conspicuous combination of colours and structures meets the eye when
you enter the large classrooms of the specialized school for ADHD children,
‘The School in Charlottegard’ in Copenhagen. All the walls have
the same colour combinations of peach, amber, lemon and light grey in different
and specific shapes and arrangements. For example, all the way round the room,
mid-way between floor and ceiling, is a precisely measured box arrangement in
light blue and peach. This very specific design is not only made to please the
eye, but is custom-made to enhance concentration and learning abilities in children
suffering from ADHD, also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The English architect Trevor Muir has designed a refuge garden whose purpose
is to assist in repairing psychological and mental trauma, brain injury, epilepsy
and depression. Many people seek refuge in their gardens for relaxation, healing
and repair, and have done so for many centuries all over the world. Indeed,
it is well known that many plants have therapeutic properties for different
types of illnesses. Yet rarely are gardens designed specifically and scientifically
for the treatment of illness and trauma.